Child s carriage



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D. E. TRUE.

GHILDS CARRIAGE. No. 245,327. Patented Aug. 9,1881;

IINrrEE STATES PATENT @Errea DANIEL E. TRUE, OF LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

CHILDS CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 245,327, dated August 9, 1881.

Application led J' une 21, l881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL E. TRUE, of Leominster, of the county of NVorcester, and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ghildrens Oarriages; and I do hereby declare the same to be described in the following specification, and represented in the accompanying drawings, of which- Figure l is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 an end view, of a childs carriage provided with my invention. Fig. 3 is a side view of one of the forks, to be hereinafter described.

The body of the said carriage is supported by suspension-springs and other devices,where by it can play or move vertically, and also be capable of being swung laterally with a pendulous movement, such being to admit of it being used either as a wheel carriage or wagon, or as a cradle, as occasion may require.

By my improvement springs arranged'directly between the body and the perch are entirely dispensed with, suspension-springs being used, they being supported on or bystuds projecting from two columns or posts erected on the perch, and having the body placed between them, all of which not only greatly simplities the construction and cheapens the cost ot' the carriage, comparatively speaking, but admits of the body playing verticallyY with elastic supports -whiie such carriage may be in movement, or of being swung laterally, as

and for the purpose above set forth.

In the drawings, A denotes the carriagebody, which, as represented, is an elongated basket having two forks, B, projecting upward from it. at its upper ends, as shown. There extends between the prongs of each of such forks a stud, u, which projects horizontally from the upper part of one of two posts, G, erected upon a horizontal bar or perch, D, resting on and xed to the axles of the wheels E. There extends down from each of the studs a a suspension-spring, F, into the lower part of which there projects a stud, b, extended from the next adjacent fork B, the spring being arranged between the fork and next post C, from which it will be perceived that the body A, supported by the springs F, guide-forks B, and posts C, can play vertically while the carriage may be in movement, or befswung lateror an inclined position.

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ally while the carriage frame and wheels may be at rest.

The rear column or post, at its upper part, is tubular or socketed to receive the vertical journal or part of a curved arm, G, such arm, at its front end, being jointed to a socketpiece, H, and provided at the joint with a clampscrew, I, properly adapted to effect the cla-mping of the socket-piece H, either in a vertical The said piece H is to receive and support the short stem c of a parasol, K. The curved arm, applied as described to the post and socket-piece, is to admit of the parasol being swung around laterally, either directly over or away from a child while in occupancy of the carriage, the socketpiece being to allow ofthe parasol being turned down or inclined more or less, as occasion may require, to shield the child from the rays of the Sllll.

The rear post, G, has applied to it a cross bar or slider, L, the post going through the slider at its middle, and such slider having applied to it a set-screw, d, to clamp it to the post. A handle, M, arranged as shown, is supported by two curved bars, c, which project from it and enter sockets in the bar L. By means ot' such bar L and its clamp-screw the handle may be. adjusted in altitude and clamped in position. There projects inward from the bar L, at its middle, a stop,j', to limit the downward motion of the body A.

In the childs carriage, I claim as my invention as follows, viz:

l. The combination of tho perch D and its standards or posts C with the wheel-axles, the body A, the suspension-springs F, and forks B, adapted and arranged substantially as set forth.

2. The slide-bar L and its clamp-screw d, in combination with the handle IVI and its supporting-bars c, all arranged as represented.

3. The combination of the swinging arm G and the socket-piece H jointed thereto, and provided with the clamp-screw I, with the parasol K, and also with the post G, socketed to receive such arm G, as described.

DANIEL E. TRUE.

Witnesses:

R. H. EDDY, E. B. PRATT. 

